Another thing I learned in 2011 is that friends often move away.
While living in Turlock I have had two close friends who I spent time with, watched football games with, and celebrated my birthday with. These were some good guys who were fun and definitely were those honest "truth tellers" in my life. They would not hold back to affirm in me when I was doing something right or to tell me they disagreed with a decision I made.
We attended California State University, Stanislaus together and continued to live in Turlock after we were done with school. However, 2011 was a year where they both moved away. One moved to Stockton which is about 45 minutes north while the other moved to San Jose which is about an hour and a half away.
This was a little saddening to me. They were my buddies who I saw about once a week but now they live far away and I hardly see them. But, I realize that this is part of life: things change.
Things don't stay the same, they are always changing and that is true for friends as well. These guys had life circumstances, family obligations, and careers that moved them away from me. But, that is ok. They did what was best for them and that is what they needed to do.
The learned lesson for me is that friends often move away.
Question: How have you dealt with friends moving away?
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